Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-16

are trees which bloom for flov. ers only and 4,
have no fruit. They are cul dyated for the |
god in man, not for the animal in him.
and the charm they exert is felt by all.
Near the Muko-jima is. the largest garden
of these Towering trees; there are 500
gnaIled and stur iy trunks, which bear
aloft cloud OF 'Airy leaves, white and soft
as snow-fakes,. and falling slowly through
the bars of ST might, which find their way
among the ranches, they suggest autumn
IN the very beginning of springtime-it is
the TALL ei the leaves of innocence, as sad
an autumn as that which precedes winter
Bits OF paper are seen fiuttering from the
branches. and on them are written poems
sup posed to have been evoked by the beau
tbs of the scene but, alas, in these de-
generate days, the poet writes his lines at
home and comes and hangs them where
his true love will find them when she
comes to walk and enjoy the first spring
promises. One ! saw was written in Eng
lish and by hand not unknown
IN THE AUTOGRAPH ALBUMS OF SACRAMENTO:
But L shall say no more, except that the
rhymes were good, the sentiment neat, and
the author of il showed that he was not
forgetful of California. If he reads this he
need not tremble; shall never tell Peo-
pie make holiday to celebrate the coming
of each loved flower, and the cherry trees
will follow the plum, and then come wis
taria, peonies, the iris, and in summer the
famed lotus. In autumn the chrysanthe-
NUNS hold the rule, and the display at
Toxic in the Mikado's garden is wonder
full sight indeed, for that flower being tie
crest Of His Majesty, receives greatest at
tention in cultivation, and hundreds of
brilliant varieties are produced. In Oc-
tober, when the leaves of the maple trees
are turning, there is another festival, in
which the people all come out TO commune
with nature-to wish her pleasant sleep,
as it were, through the cold winter DAYS.
One finds sacred trees near all the shrines.
ard they are to be distinguished bv the
band or garland of straw which encircles
them. In former days Tilted girl would at
THE HOUR OF 1.-THE OK
1.-TWO in the morning), nail to one of these
trees straw figure, supposed to represent
the false lover. and, with lamentations,
pray the deity of the place to avenge her.
Those times have passed away, and nova
| days do not know what forlorn maidens
do in vengeance, but suppose it is some
thing equally awful with the driving of
cursed nail into sacred tree. remember
one tree in the Ueno which draws many a
| foreign pilgrim aside. 1t is sort of mag
nolia tree, in an Enclosure with no inscrip-
.ioii Aos,i IL, out an Tue people can tell you
1t was planted by General Grant when he
visited Yokio, on his way around the
world. see his picture everywhere, and
certain native schoolmaster in Yokio has
named his son for the General. Speaking
OF pictures OF home people reminds me of
having seen an engraved portrait of w. C.
Ralston in shop here, and his name is ia.
miliar to the boys at school, as his life has
been written in japanese, and he is held I'D
| to them as an example to follow. | once
saw Ralston's picture in a house in the
very heart of the Austrian Tyrol.
CHARLES A GUNNIsoy